University guides and recommendations​

Our outreach team have produced a handy guide for students who are 16 and under and may be thinking about whether or not university is right for them. It covers key topics like student finance, accommodation and how to apply.

Through their widening access initiatives, the universities in the South West are dedicated to supporting Looked After Children, working throughout the year to provide aspiration raising or transition and progression activities for young people in care from across the region.

We also subscribe to the Higher Education Access Tracker [HEAT] in addition to other universities, to help monitor and evaluate the impact of our outreach activities. As a member institution, we contribute data towards their annual individual and aggregate reports, tracking students who have participated in outreach activities.

Online English resources

Arran Stibbe our English academic is pleased to share with you and your students this online first year English module. This module is available for free and is a taste of what studying English at UOG is like.

Video essays

The 2020 lockdown has meant that face-to-face teaching has been suspended and instead has moved online. One of the resources we use are 'video essays'. You might have seen video essays on Youtube or Vimeo. It is a great way to explain ideas visually. Over the next couple of weeks we’ll be adding some of the video essays to
our blog, so you can see some examples of online teaching that we do in RPE.

If successful your Vlog will be published online on the university’s
RPE blog site and will be featured across UOG social media channels.

Guidelines

Your vlog/blog needs to show a well-rounded argument in terms of the question and demonstrate that you have used research to back up your argument.

Be creative and authentic in your response

Film and edit your vlog in a way that is personal to you

Terms and Conditions

The competition is open to year 12/ 13 or equivalent students.

All entries must be received by 5 July 2020 17:00

The judging panel, made up of members of the Religion, Philosophy and Ethics team, will announce the winner (entrants will be contacted via email) no later than one month from the closing date.

Entries must be no longer than 5 minutes in duration.

​Submissions to be made in Mp4 format and submitted via the
outreach team students can use any free online platform.

Ensure you introduce yourself with your full name, year group and what school you study at.

Entrants must ensure their entry is appropriate and refrain from using abusive language. The University reserves the right to disqualify any student who does not abide by the terms of the competition.

​The University reserves the right to use details of the winning vlog on its own social media channels and for any promotional material for the university, if entrants have objections to this, the organisers must be notified when students submit their Vlog.

The student may be contacted after the competition has closed to be invited to give their feedback.

We need you! Illustration Awards are looking for submissions from students.

With the theme of
'I am many stories', the Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2020 are now open for submission to all students, emerging and established illustrators. The selected work will be showcased in a touring exhibition and published in the 2020 Cheltenham Illustration Awards Annual.

The University of Gloucestershire Creative Writing Department is running a School Short Story Writing Competition. We welcome stories on any subject of up to 1000 words, to be sent in a Word (or similar) attachment to
outreach@glos.ac.uk by 5 July 2020. Shortlisted entries will be given constructive feedback by university writing tutors, and be posted on the university's website.
For inspiration you might want to look at some of our students' stories.

Using windows, mirrors or any reflective surface, together with any house hold object, yourself, a person or even pet and photograph it / them in the reflection. Experiment with different reflective surfaces and challenge yourself to be really creative.

The aim is to create an unusual image(s) of something or someone you're very familiar with. You may wish to introduce movement, double exposure, painting with light or even shooting the same thing at different times of the day. The possibilities are endless!

Year 12/13 History Essay writing competition (2020)

The History Department at the University of Gloucestershire is pleased to announce an essay writing competition on the theme of the British Empire. The competition is timed to coincide with the publication of a new
book by Dr Vicky Randall, a Senior Lecturer in History.

Vicky’s book, History, Empire, and Islam: E. A. Freeman and Victorian Public Morality (2020), developed in large part from two modules she teaches on our history degree, deals with issues including the ways in which Victorians approached and debated issues of imperial expansion, and how imperialism was shaped by prejudices about the racial and religious ‘otherness’ of colonial subjects.

We welcome the submission of short essays of up to 750 words. Students should select one of the following questions:

Why is it important to study the history and legacy of the British Empire?

According to a YouGov survey, 44 per cent of the British public believe that the Empire is something to be proud of. Do you agree?

Submit entries by Sunday 5 July 2020 to the outreach team outreach@glos.ac.uk and please include your name, year group and school. The winning entry will be posted on the University of Gloucestershire blog.​